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Photogrammetry for Indie Open Worlds: RealityCapture, Polycam, and Luma in 2026

Photogrammetry was a AAA luxury for a decade. In 2026 a $400 phone, free RealityCapture (now), and the Gaussian Splatting renaissance put real-world capture into indie open-world pipelines for the first time. Here's what works, what doesn't, and the workflow that produces shippable assets.